Hikvision and Uniview Entry Level Thermal Handheld Cameras Tested

***** **** ********* ******* **** $**,*** or ****, ************* **** ** ********* and ******* **** *** ******** ******** models *** $*,*** ** ****. *** how **** ** **** ****?

** ********* *** ******** ******* *******, a********* **-******-************** ***-*****-*-**-* (**** ** ***-*****)*** ******** *** *********:

• *** ******** *** **** *********** ********* compared ** **** *** ** ************?
• *** **** *** ****** ****** ******* and ***** *** *****?
• *** **** *** ****** ****** ****, masks, *** *******?
• *** ********** *** *** **** **** it **** ** *********?
• **** ** *** ********** ******* ****** and ******** ********?
• *** ** ******* ******** *** ***** change ******** ***********?

Executive *******

** *** *******, **** *** ********* and *** ******* ******** *********** ************ within ~*°* ** ****** **** ***********, close ** ***** ******** ***** ** ±0.5°C/±0.9°F *** ******* ** ** ************ and **** **** ********* ********* *******.

*******, ***** ***** ******* **** **** detection ** ***** ************, *** ******* routinely ******* ****** *** ****** ** subjects' ******, ********* *** *******, ****, and *****. ************, **** *** ******* may ***** *** ******'* ***** ** a ****, ** ******** ** * queue *** ** ******** ******* ** those ******** ** ***** ** *** camera. *******, ********** ******* **** ** electrical ********, **-** ****** ******, ** opening ***** *** ** ******** ***/** trigger ****** ******* ** ******** ** the **********.

Potential ***

*** ** ***** *****, *****-**** ******** thermal ******, ***** **** *** ***** imagers ** ******* ****** (***** *****, single *******, ********** *********) *** **** these ******* ** ******* **** ** thermometers ******* ****** ** ****** ****** camera ***** *******. ************, ***** ***** portability, ** ***** ** ****** *** users ** *** **** (** **** an "*******" ******** ** ******). *******, other ***-****** ** ************ *** **** to ** *** **** ** * much ***** ****.

*******

*** ********* **-******-**** ***** *** ~$*** USD ******. *** *** ***-*****-*-**-* ***** for ~$*,*** ***.

***** ****** *** **** ***** **** other ********* *******, **** *** **** Seek **** ($*,***). *******, ***** *** cost ***** **** **** ******** ******** in ******, **** ** **** *********, network ******, *** ***********, *** ****.

Measures ******* **** ** ***

**** ******** ******* ******* ** *** have *** **** ** **** ********* or ************, ****** ******* *** *** hottest **** ** *** ***** ** view. ****** ********, *** *****, ** hot ********** ******* **** ** ****** or ******** ****** ****** ***** ** viewed ** *** "*******" ***** ** the *****, *** ***** ****** * human's ******** ***********.

Single ******* ***********

********* *** **** ********* *** *** (shown *****) ***** ***** ******** ***** being **** **** ******** ******** ****** through **** *** ******.

*******, ** *** *****, ********* ******** subjects ** *** ***** ********* ******** in * ******* ** *** **** of *** ***** ** **** ***** measured ** "*******", **** *** ******** front ******* *******. ***** *** ****** can ******* **** * ****** ******* point, ** ****** ******** ******* **** simultaneously.

Hats, ******* *** ***** ***** ****** ** ******* ********* ** ****

******* ******'* ************* ********* ****, *****, or ******* ** ** *******. ** our *******, **** **** *** ******* were ****, **** ******* ******** ************ similar ** ***** ***** ******* ***** items. **** **** ******* ***, *******, and **** *** *** ****** ***** to * ****** ****, ********* ** a ******* ~*.*° *****.

Measurements ******** **** ********

**** *******' ************* ********* ** (~*') distance *** ********* ***********. ** *** tests, ****** **** **** ******** ******** in ********** ********* ** ******** ***********, -0.3°F ** *' *** -*.*°* ** 9'.

Simple ***: **** ** *** ***

*** ******** ******* ******* *** **** to ***, *** **** *******, **** constantly ******* * *********** ** *** temperate ** *** *****. *** **** can ***** *** ******* ** **** an *****, **** **** ******* ************* saving ****** *** ***** ******** ** over ***********.

Frequent *********** ****** ** ***** ************

**** *** ********* *** *** ******* frequently ********* *************, ****** ***** ** measurements *** ** *****.

*********** ** *** ********* **** *** quick *** ********, ****** * *-* seconds *** ************* ***** ~* *******.

*******, *** *** ***** ********** **** 30 ***** ****** *** **** ** 1 **** ** *** *****, **** often ****** *-** *******, *** ********* as **** ** ** *******. ***** may ****** ** ******** ********* ******** during ***********, *** ************ **** ******, both ***** *** **** ****** **** temperature.

Physical ********

************ *** ******* ****** ** **** but ******* *** **** ******** *** functions. *** ******* ******* * ******* card *** ***** *******, ***** ** pulling *** ******* ** **** *******. The *** ***** ******** ***** ***** illuminators ***** *** ** *** ** turn ** **** * ******* ** measured **** *** *********** *********.

** **** ** *** ******** ************ of **** ******** ******* *****:

Size **********

************ **-******-**** *** ***/***-***** ******* *** shown ***** ******** ** *** ****** IR200 ***********, **** *** *** ***** noticeably ****** **** *********.

Made ** *****

**** ************ **-******-*******-* *** ***-***** ********* **** ** *****.